Cash on The Ellen Degeneres Show!!!

So last year my sister-in-law (Mykelle) and I were on the "Ellen Degeneres Mother's Day Baby Shower Show".  IT WAS INCREDIBLE! We had so much fun.  Ellen gave her audience tons of free baby stuff (stroller/car seat, crib, bedding, bouncy chair, diapers, meals, TV, baby monitor, diaper bag...etc).  We couldn't have been more thrilled for all the free stuff.  So yesterday was her 2009 baby shower show and I sent in a couple pictures of my cute little Cash to see if they would show him as a baby that was born from the year before.  SURE ENOUGH, he was on there. They had three different segments were they showed the babies from the year before and he was on the 2nd and 3rd segment. If you go to www.ellen.warnerbros.com and go to Ellen in a minute with Ryan Seacrest you see him by Ryans head a lot.  Then there is another segment with "An expectant mother wins a car" and you see him by Ellens head a lot. He had great positioning I might say. So much fun to watch!!!  I would cut and paste all of the video clips except I don't know how to use this dumb Mac.

All In A Day...

So my Paigey Girl lost her top front tooth and learned how to ride a bike all in one day. I've got to say, it's a little too much growing up for me in just one day. As much as I am excited to see her getting older, it kinda breaks my heart. I beg my girls every night before bed to "stop growing up". Of course they just laugh, but I sincerely mean it. I can't tell you how many pictures we have of Paige with her "horsey teeth" as Bryce calls them. She sucked on a binkie until she was four and as a result we got these awesome choppers.  Then the sad part is when you get one child that is big the other one wants to be as big, so they grow up even faster.  I guess that is why you keep having babies, so there is always someone that is little. Boy, I sure love my girls. 

Easter Eggcitment!!!

Easter was kind of low-key this year. We usually party it up with my in-laws, but the are on the forever mission (can't complain they are halfway already). So we celebrated Easter with the bunny this year on Saturday and left Sunday to be about Christ. That worked out really well for us. I think I'm going to try to do that from now on. I had to do sharing time on Sunday in Primary and I learned so much about what Christ went through before he was killed. I can't believe the whole story (knowing he is going to die, being betrayed, freeing Barrabas, apostles falling asleep, being denied..etc). Can you believe it? Maybe everyone already knows all this but me.  Anyway, it was a great Easter getting to know Christ a little better. I'm just so thankful! PS. Thanks to Summer Whalen for putting on the most amazing Easter Egg Hunt!! We had so much fun. I think it doubled in size from last year. I promise I'll contribute next year:)

Cashy Coo gets a BUZZ!

Bryce has been begging me to give Cash a summer buzz.  So I finally gave in.  As ugly as the strip of hair is on the bottom of his head and the leftover long wispy hairs at the top of his head, I was so sad.  Even though his hair was somewhat hideous, it was the most adorable thing to me.  Why is it so hard to make the change?  I think those few hairs were reminders of him as a newborn.  Babies just grow up way too fast.  I hate it, but I love it. 

My little Coozie!

So Cashy Coozie is now 7 1/2 months. I can't believe how time flies. He is the cutest baby in the world.  I am just in love!  He is always smiling and laughing and sticking out his tongue.  He has totally stopped taking bottles and is only nursing.  Needless to say, I am his favorite.  I call him "my little Edward".   If you have read the vampire books, you will know what I mean.  He never takes his eyes off of me, he's always attacking me with his mouth, and I know he can smell me.  It's why I have said he is like a possessive boyfriend.  But I'm loving every minute of it.  I know it won't be long before he discovers that his daddy is the fun and cool parent. 

Katy Perry Concert ROCKED!

So much fun!! We had a blast! Last night Becky, Beth, Mindy and I went to the Dodo for dinner and then headed over to the concert.  It was so much fun to have a girls night out without kids, although there were some kids their at the concert. What were these parents thinking.  I loved having the small intimate environment.  Anywhere you went you could see her really well. Paige asked me this morning if Ariel was at the kiss the girl concert. Isn't that so hilarious. She must have heard me on the phone telling someone about one of her songs. I told her that Ariel was there and it was so much fun. P.S. I stole these pictures off Becky's blog and I don't know how to make them smaller.

Our Texas Trip!

So I took Paige to Texas to see her best friend Aurora. They live in Spring, Texas. We had so much fun in the warm weather. I had to take Cash with me since he is attached to me at all times. I didn't have the heart to live him with anyone in fear they would never talk to me again. Kelly, Aurora's mom, is also one of my best friends. While the girls played we sat on the couch with our babies and gabbed. I've never met anyone who can talk like Kelly. There is never a boring/silent minute. I love that we can talk about the dumbest things and be totally entertained. We had fun watching the girls take off on there riding lesson. They were gone for over an hour on an adventure. The girls both thought that was the most fun of the time they had together. It was fun watching them bust up while the horses were peeing. Kids think that is so funny. We took them to Walmart to get their nails and toes painted. Paige kept telling Aurora that we were going to the "salon".  We also went to dinner to celebrate her birthday and the whole restaurant sang to her and we ended up getting our whole meal for free.  It was great! Thanks Kelly and family for letting us come stay and play. We love you so much and miss you everyday! 

Birthday Fun!

We met up with my parents to celebrate Paige and my twin brothers, Cage and Crew birthdays. We played at my Grandma's house and then took them to McDonald's play land for some fun. My brothers just turned 5. They are getting so big and cute. I love their personalities. They are so different from each other but so much fun to be around. My parents gave Paige for her birthday my sister Courtney's American Doll, Kirsten. It is so special to have this doll and her clothes to remind me of her. Courtney would be so excited to know that Paige has them.  Paige hasn't been able to let her out of her sight. Bryce and I gave her Kit for her birthday, so now she has two of them. We took her to Kiddie Kandids to get her 6 year-old picture taken and she insisted that the dolls be in  the picture with her. It was adorable. I love Paige so much. She is the best little girl. She is so obedient and smart.  I feel so lucky to be her mom!

can't believe I have a 6 year-old!

Paige's birthday was filled with lots of family and friends. She was able to invite a few friends, Halle, Abbie, and Addie to Dear Lizzie for lunch. Her friend Halle has her same birthday so it is always fun bringing her with us. We had a great time talking about their favorite princesses and the funny names their dad's call them. Paige told them how her dad calls her "beef chimichangas with double extra cheese", "stinky dog" and "doggie-ria". The girls were laughing so hard I thought they were going to pee their pants. We then met up with all of her aunts, uncles and cousins for bowling. They had lots of fun all together.  She had a Tinkerbell cake and got lots a presents. Thanks to everyone for making Paige's birthday so special!

My precious little boy!

I love my baby boy so much. I thought getting our pictures taken just the two of us would be a piece of cake. Boy, was I wrong. I thought this would be 20 minutes, but it turned out to be almost 2 hours. I was shocked that even a few turned out between all the crying. I always get pictures taken of me with the babies in their blessing clothes.  I pick my favorite and blow it up to put in their rooms.  I copied the idea from my aunt Becky and my sister-in-law Kristin.  I've worn this same dress in all three pictures with my kids.  It is the dress that I wore at my wedding luncheon.  It's totally hideous now, but it's all white and it works. Luckily the babies always cover most of it.  I'm so in love with this baby.  I love having a boy. He is totally high-maintenance, but still so adorable.  He is now 5 months and is very big.  He probably weighs about 19 pounds. My back is seriously killing me!